Did anyone else hear this on The Unbelievable Truth?

[GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal]

On R4, David Mitchell introducing Frankie Boyle: "Frankie, your subject is women. Women are adult female human beings."

You can't say that on the BBC David!!

Someone on that show must be on our side.

There was quite a good segment on the news quiz (r4) on Saturday which also acknowledged both sides of the argument in a way that didn't actually make my blood boil! Hopefully signs the tide is turning.

News Quiz finished recently, which episode was it?

I'm still very chuffed that, on a show all about telling truth from lies, they categorically stated that women are adult human females.

I wonder if they've had complaints?

thats interesting, esp because frankie boyle is very unsympathetic to feminist concerns..,was it said as a jokey wind-up to him perhaps?

Didn't seem to be. Said very matter-of-factly.

excellent!

Excellent!

One of the sketch shows covered JK Rowling - which I thought was pretty brave! I can't decide whether it was a bit silly, or really clever to be able to cover it at all.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000k2cj

Fast forward to 9:50

"Hopefully signs the tide is turning" - let's hope so @whensmynexthol1day 🙌👍

I think it's part of the format that the presenter defines the subject that the panellist is about to talk about, ie gives a dictionary definition.

Which episode is it ?

@thethoughtfox

Which episode is it ?

Try this; should work (on the BBC Sounds App)

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kmk3

If only! At 13:44;
"Next up is Sarah Pascoe. Sarah, your subject is Men; adult male human beings. Fingers on buzzers."
Frankie's subject was Experiments.
I listened to it while washing up and thought "Well, I've always liked David Mitchell." But I'm not surprised, given his connection with Robert Webb.

When the unbelievable truth introduce a topic to a panelist, they read out the dictionary definition of the topic. Until the dictionary definition changes, that will be what they use.

I dont think it's quite as political a statement as some people want to make it out to be.

I was listening to a BBC podcast the other day (a factual show) and heard someone say something like ‘man - adult male human’. I almost fell off my chair.

Whoa! Just spotted that the OP is from June, and apologies OP, you're right! We both are He did it twice, Women in Episode 1 and Men this week. Ha ha!

Bobbie, I like to think it's a coup, and it's irreproachable, as the dictionary definition is, as you say, always used. With the dictionary definition of Woman being so inflammatory, this is a perfect frame for broadcasting it during prime listening time. A little nod to frustrated GC feminists everywhere. After all, it is all about surreptitiously smuggling facts...
I'd love to think it's not a coincidence; RW totally gets it, and I can't imagine that the two of them haven't had this convo. I can imagine RW saying "Go on, Dave, it's all very well you agreeing with me here over a coffee in my front room. I've stuck my neck in the line for years, and it's about time you stepped up! I dare you..."
Twice in a month isn't chance.

Ah here you are :)

Yes I heard the men one on the radio episode 4 and did a double take thinking hmm, that was a bit close to a statement of fact, wouldn't get away with that for women - then DH was listening to ep 1 and they already had.

So maybe revise it to wouldn't get away with that if you were female...

Oh, has RW spoken up too?

Yes, it is clever. Can't argue with it. If anyone even tries, they have to provide an alternative definition, which we all know they can't.

Unbelievable: Truth!

W=AHF

I just posted this on the other thread, but Sara Pascoe, wokest of wokesters, seemed very clear on the differences 🤯

I do like Mitchell. So dry and funny. Plus he and VCoren must have really amusing dinner parties...

Sorry for the thread confusion- I did search but apparently there are many threads about David Mitchell and MN search always seems to go for the 10 yr old ones first.